Gives a new meaning at " I'm on a shoot ... " 
Police shoot dead two actors filming in Angola
Fred Attewill and agencies
Tuesday December 18, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
Police in Angola shot dead two actors after mistaking them for armed robbers as they filmed a crime drama, the movie's director said today.
Three more actors were wounded after officers opened fire at close range in a crime-ridden suburb of the capital, Luanda, before a crowd of onlookers who had been watched the filming, Radical Ribeiro said.
"We saw the [police] pick-up speeding towards us. It looked empty but then suddenly it stopped and people appeared on the back and without asking any questions they started shooting at everybody at close range," Ribeiro told the AFP news agency.
"I don't know how I escaped, I was just two metres away."
Ribeiro said the actors had been carrying firearms, but the weapons had not been loaded.
"I was stunned when I saw them falling down. They went on shooting until I shouted out: 'Please don't shoot, this is a movie.'"
The director told AFP the police then stopped shooting and sped away.
Ribiero said he had informed the local police about the filming before they began, but said the marksmen appeared to belong to an elite unit.
The police have not yet commented on the incident.
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Fred Attewill and agencies
Tuesday December 18, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
Police in Angola shot dead two actors after mistaking them for armed robbers as they filmed a crime drama, the movie's director said today.
Three more actors were wounded after officers opened fire at close range in a crime-ridden suburb of the capital, Luanda, before a crowd of onlookers who had been watched the filming, Radical Ribeiro said.
"We saw the [police] pick-up speeding towards us. It looked empty but then suddenly it stopped and people appeared on the back and without asking any questions they started shooting at everybody at close range," Ribeiro told the AFP news agency.
"I don't know how I escaped, I was just two metres away."
Ribeiro said the actors had been carrying firearms, but the weapons had not been loaded.
"I was stunned when I saw them falling down. They went on shooting until I shouted out: 'Please don't shoot, this is a movie.'"
The director told AFP the police then stopped shooting and sped away.
Ribiero said he had informed the local police about the filming before they began, but said the marksmen appeared to belong to an elite unit.
The police have not yet commented on the incident.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internatio...229284,00.html
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